Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro

click here for more details, find new or used items	Michael Wohl New from £38.58 Used from £3.96 Pages: 480 (Paperback) ISBN: 0201734834 Pub: Peachpit Press Pub date: 2001-11-01 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39303

Editorial Review:

Apple's Final Cut Pro, now up to version 3.0, has helped fuel the next evolutionary step in video production. By integrating powerful software with their hardware technology, Apple has put video postproduction into the hands of almost anyone who can afford a camera, computer and software. Access to the equipment, however, doesn't mean a windfall of Oscar winners. Learning how to make a good film requires generous amounts of both talent and technical mastery. This book won't infuse you with talent, but you'll walk away from this book with a clear understanding of how production and postproduction techniques work, and how to produce a finished piece that looks finished. --Mike Caputo

Reader Reviews:

An excellent book that covers the 'why' of editing (21/21 people found this helpful)

Are you new to video editing?
Do you need to know WHY you do a J-cut, not just HOW to do it? Buy this book.

For once the title of a book really says it all.
This book covers digital video editing techniques first, and THEN shows how to implement them in FCP.
It is not a final cut pro user manual, although it does cover useful techniques and tips. This is a GOOD thing, since the FCP manual is very good on its own, but this book goes one step back from (or beyond?) the manual to talk about editing techniques which, to most users, is the missing link in their knowledge.
It does not assume any prior knowledge, and takes the reader through the 'why' of video editing, covering vocabulary, techniques, workflow etc.
It also talks about why certain features of FCP were created (michael is on the development team for FCP), and has a very useful in-line glossary, where words are explained at the point where they are first used, not in a glossary at the back that no-one looks at.

The book is well illustrated with shots from michael's own work, so he is able to explain what is happening as well as how to do things.

Previously I bought 'Digital guerilla video' by Avi Hoffer which was very inspirational, but not very instructional. Between the three - 'Digital Guerilla Video', this book, and the FCP user manual, you may have all that you need to dream, hone, and build your digital video editing skills.

Dave

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